Education > High school Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & United States

Gender parity index: Country's gender parity index for secondary level enrollment. For countries with a rating of over 1, more females are enrolled while countries with a rating under 1 have more males enrolled.
Gender ratio: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Lower secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the lower secondary (middle school) level.
Lower secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin lower secondary (middle school) education.
Population with at least high school education > Men: Gender Inequality Index.
Population with at least high school education > Women: Population with at least high school education > Women.
Private school share: Percentage of secondary students who attend a private school.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries: Percentage of public funding for secondary education that goes to school staff salaries.
Share of total education spending: Percentage of government education funding that goes to secondary education.
Students per teacher: Number of students per teacher for all levels of secondary education.
Upper secondary school duration: Number of years students study at the upper secondary (high school) level.
Upper secondary starting age: Average age at which students begin upper secondary (high school) education.

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STAT	Switzerland	United States
Gender parity index	0.975 Ranked 66th.	1.01 Ranked 68th. 4% more than Switzerland
Gender ratio	95.36 Ranked 81st.	99.5 Ranked 59th. 4% more than Switzerland
Lower secondary school duration	3 Ranked 91st. The same as United States	3 Ranked 105th.
Lower secondary starting age	13 Ranked 9th. 8% more than United States	12 Ranked 61st.
Population with at least high school education > Men	96.6% Ranked 14th. 2% more than United States	94.3% Ranked 22nd.
Population with at least high school education > Women	95.1% Ranked 13th. About the same as United States	94.7% Ranked 14th.
Private school share	9.73% Ranked 76th. 18% more than United States	8.27% Ranked 86th.
Proportion spent on all staff salaries	85.25% Ranked 31st. 5% more than United States	81.55% Ranked 40th.
Share of total education spending	41.27% Ranked 25th. 17% more than United States	35.42% Ranked 52nd.
Students per teacher	15.82 Ranked 56th. 9% more than United States	14.49 Ranked 57th.
Upper secondary school duration	4 Ranked 9th. 33% more than United States	3 Ranked 73th.
Upper secondary starting age	16 Ranked 21st. 7% more than United States	15 Ranked 90th.

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